Pinpointer (G1)
| This article is about the Generation 1 Nebulan. For the Shattered Glass Micro/Targetmaster, see Pinpointer (SG). |
- Pinpointer is an Autobot-allied Nebulan from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Pinpointer is a Nebulan of few words.[1][2] He's binary bonded to Crosshairs.[3][4]
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Pinpointer was a biomass recycling engineer on Nebulos.[5]
Cartoon continuity
Generation 1 cartoon
- Voice actor: Frank Welker
Pinpointer and Duros were out scouting for Hive activity when they spotted a group of Autobots roaming Nebulos. Dismissing Duros's suspicion that they weren't Hive machines, he asserted that they need to get back to their secret base and warn the other resistance fighters. A trap was promptly set up to capture the Autobots. Although the human Spike Witwicky spoke up for his mechanical friends, Pinpointer maintained that it must be some sort of Hive trap. The Rebirth, Part 1
Once the Decepticons mounted an attack, he seemed to change his mind and later was all too happy to become a Targetmaster partner for Crosshairs. When introducing himself to Optimus Prime, he claimed to be a better shot than Spoilsport. The Rebirth, Part 2 Returning with the Autobots to Cybertron, he and his fellow Nebulons helped Spike avert the destruction of the Autobots and bring around a new Golden Age. Later they all returned to Nebulos, promising to destroy the Hive's machines. The Rebirth, Part 3
Dreamwave comics continuity
Pinpointer's pre-Targetmaster role was a police sniper.
Toys
Generation 1
- Crosshairs with Pinpointer (Targetmaster, 1987)
- Pinpointer can transform into a gun and be stored on Crosshairs in vehicle mode, or hand-held in robot mode. He was only available with his bigger partner.
- This mold was sold in Japan without changes as Pointech.
Footnotes
- ↑ Pinpointer is focused on avoiding waste in all things, be it natural resources, movement or even the amount of words used in a conversation. To say he's very businesslike and efficient itself would be a waste of words, when simply calling him rude would suffice for most.
- ↑ Whenever he does speak, he sounds like Fred from Scooby Doo.
- ↑ Crosshairs is similarly obsessed with avoiding waste with regards to combat and ammunition, so he understands where Pinpointer is coming from. They get on fairly well.
- ↑ Pinpointer transforms into a dual rocket-propelled grenade launcher who can lock on a target in less than .0003 seconds, but usually trusts Crosshairs to tell him when to shoot.
- ↑ Crosshairs' Marvel Transformers Universe profile from Marvel US issue #48
